Across the country, a growing number of major corporations, like Google and Amazon, are buying their own renewable energy. They’re not waiting for…
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At Point Judith, Capturing The Fishing Industry’s Past and Present
Fishermen and industry advocates say there’s a real hunger among people to learn more about how fishermen do what they do. That’s why they’re planning…
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Cleanup Effort Underway At A Westerly Quarry
A Connecticut-based company operating at a Westerly quarry embroiled in controversy since 2010 has been gone for nearly a year. But residents are still…
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Elorza Opposes National Grid’s Proposed LNG Facility
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza is opposing National Grid’s proposal to build a natural gas liquefaction facility at Field’s Point in Providence.
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Conservation Law Foundation Calls For Rejection Of Rate Increases For National Grid
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s ruling against a request by utilities to charge electricity users for expanding natural gas pipelines is…
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Burrillville Water Supplies Not An Option For Proposed Power Plant
One of the early supporters of the proposed power plant in Burrillville has ended negotiations with the company that wants to build it. The Pascoag…
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Block Island Wind Farm Enters Final Construction Phase
Four of five turbines that will produce energy off the coast of Block Island later this fall have been completely installed. If the weather cooperates,…
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Speaking Across Difference: When Friends Become Family
Adewole Akinbi was 14 years old when he started working for Heather Gaydos at an environmental education program he joined through Groundwork Providence…
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Utility Company’s Natural Gas Proposals Face Resistance In RI
National Grid has come under fire for two proposals related to natural gas. The utility company’s goal is to bring down the cost of electricity in the…
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Drinking Water Sampling In Rhode Island Post-Flint
For a year and a half, tens of thousands of people in Flint, Michigan were exposed to drinking water with dangerously high levels of lead. In the wake…
